Footloose,” which is celebrating a 41th anniversary this month, was inspired by events that occurred in Elmore City, a Garvin County town.

Frankie LaVern Nabors of Pauls Valley was born November 15, 1938, in Elmore City, Oklahoma to Barlow Couch and Lela Pearl Couch (Hicks). She passed away on February 10, 2025, ...

ELMORE CITY — It was just a little blurb in a newspaper. But that’s what got the ball rolling for a small town in Oklahoma to become part of motion picture history. In case you didn’t know ...